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Cardiovascular Diseases

Echocardiography in the Nation's Capital: Focus for the Sonographer

Friday, April 20

TimeTopic
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
  Focus on Valvular Disease
Moderator: Fletcher Miller, Jr., M.D.
8:00 a.m. Pathology of Aortic and Mitral Stenosis
William Edwards, M.D.
8:30 a.m. Aortic Stenosis: 2-D/Doppler Assessment and Quantitation of Severity
Leslie Elvert, R.D.C.S.
8:55 a.m. Mitral Stenosis: 2-D/Doppler Assessment and Quantitation of Severity
Sabrina Phillips, M.D.
9:20 a.m. Stress Assessment of Valvular Disease: Mitral Stenosis, Low-Output Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis
Garvan Kane, M.D., Ph.D.
9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:05 a.m. Echocardiographic Assessment of Prosthetic Heart Valves
Merri Bremer, R.N., R.D.C.S.
10:35 a.m. Echo Pathology of Aortic Regurgitation and Mitral Regurgitation
Barry Karon, M.D.
11:00 a.m. Aortic and Mitral Regurgitation: Semiquantitation by Color Flow Imaging and Spectral Doppler
Hector Michelena, M.D.
11:30 a.m. Quantitative Assessment of Valvular Regurgitation by PISA and Continuity Methods
Fletcher Miller, Jr., M.D.
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Sign up for 2 sessions)
  1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Ventricular Assist Devices
Dr. Borgeson Cases in Valve Regurgitation
Dr. Michelena and Ms. Elvert Cases in Diastolic Function
Dr. Miller and Mr. McCullough 1:50 – 2:35 p.m.
Echo for Pacemaker Optimization
Dr. Karon Cases in Valve Regurgitation
Dr. Michelena and Ms. Elvert Cases in Endocarditis
Dr. Askew
2:35 p.m. Refreshment Break
2:55 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Sign up for 2 sessions)
  2:55 – 3:40 p.m. Sonographer Ergonomics
Ms. Bremer Stenotic and Prosthetic Valve Cases
Drs. Phillips and Kane Cases in Diastolic Function
Dr. Miller and Mr. McCullough 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Echo Lab Accreditation
Ms. Bremer Stenotic and Prosthetic Valve Cases
Drs. Phillips and Kane Unusual Systemic Disease Cases
Dr. Borgeson
4:30 p.m. Adjourn